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We strengthen and support quality comprehensive, evidence-based HIV healthcare in Southern Africa.
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Excellent piece by Catherine Tomlinson. @sahivsoc.bsky.social @unaids.org
IN THE SPOTLIGHT | We explain in this special briefing that self-screening tests are part of South Africa's HIV response on paper, but in reality, the tests are massively underutilised.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/11/24/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/11/24/i...
#InTheSpotlight | Why government should provide more free HIV self-tests
It is estimated that around half a million people living with HIV in South Africa don’t know they are living with the virus. One way to help these people is by offering them the means to test themselv...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Excellent piece by Catherine Tomlinson. @sahivsoc.bsky.social @unaids.org
In South Africa, where lenacapavir introduction is anticipated in early 2026, the Wits RHI study will provide the Department of Health with the evidence they need to adapt quickly and in real time as they integrate lenacapavir into existing HIV prevention programs
unitaid.org/news-blog/le...
unitaid.org/news-blog/le...
Lenacapavir use kicks off in South Africa and Brazil through Unitaid partnership with Wits RHI and Fiocruz - Unitaid
unitaid.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
In South Africa, where lenacapavir introduction is anticipated in early 2026, the Wits RHI study will provide the Department of Health with the evidence they need to adapt quickly and in real time as they integrate lenacapavir into existing HIV prevention programs
unitaid.org/news-blog/le...
unitaid.org/news-blog/le...
As we mark #WorldAIDSDay2025, we honour the resilience of our HIV HC community through a year of uncertainty. To reach 2030 goals, we must protect the gains in ART, paediatric prophylaxis, prevention innovation and TB control - and match scientific progress with political will, resources and equity.
December 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
As we mark #WorldAIDSDay2025, we honour the resilience of our HIV HC community through a year of uncertainty. To reach 2030 goals, we must protect the gains in ART, paediatric prophylaxis, prevention innovation and TB control - and match scientific progress with political will, resources and equity.
Are you a doctor looking to deepen your HIV clinical expertise?
This course is designed to strengthen your skills and also supports clinicians working toward the Diploma in HIV Management. Learn more: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVCare #HIVMedicine
This course is designed to strengthen your skills and also supports clinicians working toward the Diploma in HIV Management. Learn more: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVCare #HIVMedicine
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Are you a doctor looking to deepen your HIV clinical expertise?
This course is designed to strengthen your skills and also supports clinicians working toward the Diploma in HIV Management. Learn more: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVCare #HIVMedicine
This course is designed to strengthen your skills and also supports clinicians working toward the Diploma in HIV Management. Learn more: sahivsoc.org/Subheader/In...
#HIVCare #HIVMedicine
SAHCS applauds the SAPC for successfully defending #PIMART – a complementary strategy to expand HIV care, reach underserved communities, and strengthen South Africa’s HIV response on the path to ending HIV as a public-health concern by 2030 - www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAS...
www.saflii.org
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
SAHCS applauds the SAPC for successfully defending #PIMART – a complementary strategy to expand HIV care, reach underserved communities, and strengthen South Africa’s HIV response on the path to ending HIV as a public-health concern by 2030 - www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAS...
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗣𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 Read the Judgement:https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2025/148.pdf
October 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝗣𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 Read the Judgement:https://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/2025/148.pdf
SAHCS invites you to our next continuing medical education webinar on “Paediatric Tuberculosis”. Register here bit.ly/4gWzhADfor this Thursday, 9 October, and here bit.ly/3Kzh7J4 for next Tuesday, 14 October (Re-Run)
October 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
SAHCS invites you to our next continuing medical education webinar on “Paediatric Tuberculosis”. Register here bit.ly/4gWzhADfor this Thursday, 9 October, and here bit.ly/3Kzh7J4 for next Tuesday, 14 October (Re-Run)
Please join the CPD-Accredited Webinar!
Title: Advancing HIV Care Outcomes for Private Health Clients
Theme: From Data to Impact
Date: 22 September 2025
18:00 – 19:30 Register here: bit.ly/4giZhFX
Title: Advancing HIV Care Outcomes for Private Health Clients
Theme: From Data to Impact
Date: 22 September 2025
18:00 – 19:30 Register here: bit.ly/4giZhFX
September 18, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Please join the CPD-Accredited Webinar!
Title: Advancing HIV Care Outcomes for Private Health Clients
Theme: From Data to Impact
Date: 22 September 2025
18:00 – 19:30 Register here: bit.ly/4giZhFX
Title: Advancing HIV Care Outcomes for Private Health Clients
Theme: From Data to Impact
Date: 22 September 2025
18:00 – 19:30 Register here: bit.ly/4giZhFX
#sahcs2025 - Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the SAHCS Conference this year. Register today
Visit: sahcsconference.co.za #hivcure #HIVResearch #HealthcareProfessionals #changinglives
Visit: sahcsconference.co.za #hivcure #HIVResearch #HealthcareProfessionals #changinglives
August 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#sahcs2025 - Don’t miss the opportunity to attend the SAHCS Conference this year. Register today
Visit: sahcsconference.co.za #hivcure #HIVResearch #HealthcareProfessionals #changinglives
Visit: sahcsconference.co.za #hivcure #HIVResearch #HealthcareProfessionals #changinglives
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📣 Published in The Lancet HIV today: a call for investment in HIV cure research, by an international coalition of researchers, donors and people with #HIV. "The question is no longer whether a cure is possible, but how quickly we can develop safe, accessible treatments"
Read more -> bit.ly/4mcBpFR
Read more -> bit.ly/4mcBpFR
July 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📣 Published in The Lancet HIV today: a call for investment in HIV cure research, by an international coalition of researchers, donors and people with #HIV. "The question is no longer whether a cure is possible, but how quickly we can develop safe, accessible treatments"
Read more -> bit.ly/4mcBpFR
Read more -> bit.ly/4mcBpFR
This package of care was developed to address the diagnostic work-up and management strategies for PWH who require hospital admission with a possible new diagnosis of #TB - sahivsoc.org/Files/Packag... #HIV #PublicHealth #HIVCare
June 6, 2025 at 12:26 PM
This package of care was developed to address the diagnostic work-up and management strategies for PWH who require hospital admission with a possible new diagnosis of #TB - sahivsoc.org/Files/Packag... #HIV #PublicHealth #HIVCare
Join us for our next CME webinar focusing on Cryptococcal Case-Based Discussions. Register here bit.ly/3FIJ5Ql for Thursday and here bit.ly/4569GRU for Tuesday
@neleshg.bsky.social #HIVCare
@neleshg.bsky.social #HIVCare
June 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Join us for our next CME webinar focusing on Cryptococcal Case-Based Discussions. Register here bit.ly/3FIJ5Ql for Thursday and here bit.ly/4569GRU for Tuesday
@neleshg.bsky.social #HIVCare
@neleshg.bsky.social #HIVCare
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Very nice reporting by @elri-voigt.bsky.social that actually gets at some of the interesting underlying dynamics
MONDAY MUST READ | Massive gains have been made in reducing new HIV infections and deaths in children. Yet, many of the statistics for children still look worse than those for adults. @elri-voigt.bsky.social delves deeper.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/05/26/a...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/05/26/a...
Are children living with HIV being left behind? What the stats tell us
Massive gains have been made in reducing new HIV infections and deaths in children. Yet, many of the statistics for children still look worse than those for adults. Elri Voigt asked experts why this i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
May 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Very nice reporting by @elri-voigt.bsky.social that actually gets at some of the interesting underlying dynamics
SAHCS and the SANAC invite you to a CME webinar - Register here bit.ly/4jgj7kU for Thursday, 29 May 2025, and here bit.ly/4mIRZ18
for Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Pre-recorded)
for Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Pre-recorded)
May 27, 2025 at 7:56 AM
SAHCS and the SANAC invite you to a CME webinar - Register here bit.ly/4jgj7kU for Thursday, 29 May 2025, and here bit.ly/4mIRZ18
for Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Pre-recorded)
for Tuesday, 3 June 2025 (Pre-recorded)
Congratulations to Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim on her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society —
We celebrate this milestone with admiration and gratitude.
#HIVPrevention #PrEP #WomenInScience
www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
We celebrate this milestone with admiration and gratitude.
#HIVPrevention #PrEP #WomenInScience
www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim FRS elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society
www.caprisa.org
May 22, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Congratulations to Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim on her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society —
We celebrate this milestone with admiration and gratitude.
#HIVPrevention #PrEP #WomenInScience
www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
We celebrate this milestone with admiration and gratitude.
#HIVPrevention #PrEP #WomenInScience
www.caprisa.org/PressRelease...
This is the final call for abstracts! You can submit your abstract to both the SAHCS Conference and IAS 2025 (the IAS 2025 embargo policy applies). Submit your abstract or clinical case via sahcsconference.co.za/abstracts/ #SAHCS2025 #HIVResearch
May 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is the final call for abstracts! You can submit your abstract to both the SAHCS Conference and IAS 2025 (the IAS 2025 embargo policy applies). Submit your abstract or clinical case via sahcsconference.co.za/abstracts/ #SAHCS2025 #HIVResearch
#InternationalNursesDay2025 Thank you to all the incredible nurses who form the backbone of the largest HIV programme in the world. Your dedication, compassion, and tireless work are the heartbeat of healthcare. We celebrate you today and every day! #HIVCare #Nurses #ChangingLives
May 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#InternationalNursesDay2025 Thank you to all the incredible nurses who form the backbone of the largest HIV programme in the world. Your dedication, compassion, and tireless work are the heartbeat of healthcare. We celebrate you today and every day! #HIVCare #Nurses #ChangingLives
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How badly has the #Pepfar cut actually harmed us?
Join @sahivsoc.bsky.social & Bhekisisa for an important discussion on finding workable solutions to the funding crisis.
🗓️ 8 May, 17:30 (Live)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ 13 May, 13:00 (pre-recorded)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join @sahivsoc.bsky.social & Bhekisisa for an important discussion on finding workable solutions to the funding crisis.
🗓️ 8 May, 17:30 (Live)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ 13 May, 13:00 (pre-recorded)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
How badly has the #Pepfar cut actually harmed us?
Join @sahivsoc.bsky.social & Bhekisisa for an important discussion on finding workable solutions to the funding crisis.
🗓️ 8 May, 17:30 (Live)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ 13 May, 13:00 (pre-recorded)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join @sahivsoc.bsky.social & Bhekisisa for an important discussion on finding workable solutions to the funding crisis.
🗓️ 8 May, 17:30 (Live)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🗓️ 13 May, 13:00 (pre-recorded)
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us this Thursday for a critical webinar on the impact of HIV funding cuts — and the way forward. Register (live) bit.ly/4jEhgri Register (pre-recorded) bit.ly/4cZ1Mvx @bhekisisa.org @miamalan.bsky.social @linda-gailb.bsky.social @francoisventer.bsky.social
#HIVFunding #HIVCrisis
#HIVFunding #HIVCrisis
May 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Join us this Thursday for a critical webinar on the impact of HIV funding cuts — and the way forward. Register (live) bit.ly/4jEhgri Register (pre-recorded) bit.ly/4cZ1Mvx @bhekisisa.org @miamalan.bsky.social @linda-gailb.bsky.social @francoisventer.bsky.social
#HIVFunding #HIVCrisis
#HIVFunding #HIVCrisis
Congratulations to Prof Adrie Bekker and the team behind the PETITE-DTG study—bringing new hope for newborn HIV care! #HIVTreatment #NeonatalCare
"Two new ways of giving the important #HIV medicine #dolutegravir to newborn babies have been found to be safe and effective, according to new research done in Cape Town" via @spotlightnsp.bsky.social
Cape Town study brings hope to newborns left behind in HIV treatment advances
Research led by Professor Adrie Bekker is paving the way for an important HIV medicine to be made available to neonates in a way that is both safe and much more convenient than previous options. Biénn...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
May 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Congratulations to Prof Adrie Bekker and the team behind the PETITE-DTG study—bringing new hope for newborn HIV care! #HIVTreatment #NeonatalCare
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INACTION? While HIV projects unravel, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the GNU are nowhere to be seen. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, once praised for his HIV leadership, offers no leadership, communication, or urgency, argues Professor Francois Venter.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/23/f...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/23/f...
Francois Venter | Our HIV programme is collapsing — and our government is nowhere to be seen
We’re watching the largest HIV treatment programme in the world unravelling in real time. We don’t need perfection, but we do need a combination of urgency, action, and strategy to save it, argues Pro...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
April 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
INACTION? While HIV projects unravel, President Cyril Ramaphosa and the GNU are nowhere to be seen. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, once praised for his HIV leadership, offers no leadership, communication, or urgency, argues Professor Francois Venter.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/23/f...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/04/23/f...
How are adolescents living with HIV in SA supported as they move from paediatric to adult care? This article explores gaps & policy opportunities to improve outcomes. Read more: sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hi... #HIVcare #adolescenthealth #HealthPolicy
April 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
How are adolescents living with HIV in SA supported as they move from paediatric to adult care? This article explores gaps & policy opportunities to improve outcomes. Read more: sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hi... #HIVcare #adolescenthealth #HealthPolicy
Exciting SAHCS updated #PrEP guideline. The 2020 guideline was limited to the provision of oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) PrEP. This update includes newer PrEP modalities including the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, #CAB_LA & LEN 👉🏽https://bit.ly/44nWszh @spotlightnsp.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Exciting SAHCS updated #PrEP guideline. The 2020 guideline was limited to the provision of oral emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) PrEP. This update includes newer PrEP modalities including the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, #CAB_LA & LEN 👉🏽https://bit.ly/44nWszh @spotlightnsp.bsky.social
The #health community’s determination doesn’t waver in the face of funding cuts. Together, we’ll accelerate efforts, build new partnerships, and keep pushing toward the 2030 goal: ending #HIV as a #publichealth threat. #worldhealthday2025
April 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The #health community’s determination doesn’t waver in the face of funding cuts. Together, we’ll accelerate efforts, build new partnerships, and keep pushing toward the 2030 goal: ending #HIV as a #publichealth threat. #worldhealthday2025
Join us for our next CME webinar on HIV Cure research. Register here bit.ly/4i0obJH for tomorrow and here bit.ly/4hRETLa for next Tuesday 8 April #HIVResearch
@spotlightnsp.bsky.social @bhekisisa.org
@spotlightnsp.bsky.social @bhekisisa.org
April 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Join us for our next CME webinar on HIV Cure research. Register here bit.ly/4i0obJH for tomorrow and here bit.ly/4hRETLa for next Tuesday 8 April #HIVResearch
@spotlightnsp.bsky.social @bhekisisa.org
@spotlightnsp.bsky.social @bhekisisa.org